Harp Creek Bridge Explained

Harp Creek Bridge
Nearest City:, Jasper, Arkansas, vicinity
Coordinates:36.0828°N -93.1372°W
Builder:Luten Bridge Company
Architecture:Open spandrel, deck arch
Added:April 9, 1990
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90000519

The Harp Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in rural northern Newton County, Arkansas, carrying Arkansas Highway 7 across Harp Creek in the hamlet of Harrison. It is an open-spandrel arch bridge, built out of reinforced concrete in 1928 by the Luten Bridge Company. The arches span 69feet, and are mounted on piers set 24feet from the abutments. The total structure length is 117feet, and the deck is 23feet wide. Concrete balustrades line the sides of the bridge.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Harp Creek Bridge . Arkansas Preservation . 2015-09-17.